Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory condition of the joints and the areas where tendons and ligaments connect with bone…

INCREASED exercise during the first trimester of pregnancy may lower risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a new study at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA found. GDM is diabetes that is diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy.

TEN-YEAR clinical trial data reported that metabolic surgery is the best treatment option for long-term diabetes remission. The trial, undertaken by researchers from King’s College London, London, UK, and the Gemelli University Hospital, Rome, Italy, represented the longest follow-up study to date and showed that surgery is more effective than conventional treatment in the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). 

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a rare cancer for which there are limited effective therapies.1,2 Mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 gene (IDH1)…

Terrestrial solar UVR consists of UVA (320–400 nm) and UVB (280–320 nm; typically around 295–320nm because of attenuation by the ozone…

Noncommunicable diseases (NCD) account for approximately 71% of all deaths globally. Cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes are the four most important NCD and contributors to the burden of disease…